FATAL CRASH: Tributes paid to tragic couple after accident

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Published:16:40Friday 25 March 2016

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A community was in mourning today for a young man and woman killed in a road crash.

The victims, believed to have been a couple, died together when the car they were travelling in left a country lane at Euxton, near Leyland, careered into a ditch and hit a tree. They were named locally as former Balshaw High School student Kirsty Belsham and self-employed flooring contractor Alex Wilson, and were both understood to be in their early 20s.

Runshaw Lane, Euxton on Good Friday following a car crash on Thursday night where two people were killed.

The smash happened at around 11pm on Thursday on Runshaw Lane.

Police say the vehicle, a grey Fiat Punto, failed to negotiate a right-hand bend near the Plough Inn and went into the ditch. It is understood Ms Belsham, who was driving the car, and Mr Wilson, who was in the front passenger seat, both died from catastrophic head injuries.

Officers said they were pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other vehicles involved.

A police spokesman said: “We got a call just after 11pm from a passing motorist reporting a car in a ditch near the Plough public house.

“Patrols attended and found the vehicle. Sadly, the two occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.

“We are trying to establish the circumstances around this collision. We are particularly keen to speak to anyone who saw the car before the incident, or witnessed the accident.”